BUCKLE UP: SIGNS NOW POINT TO HIGHER RATES -- AND A HARDER LANDING / BARRON´S MAGAZINE

Buckle Up: Signs Now Point to Higher Rates—and a Harder Landing By Megan Cassella A spate of recent data is telling the Fed it has to go hig...

THE GULF IS PARTYING WHILE IT CAN / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Gulf is partying while it can But the joy of hosting the World Cup in an oil and property boom will not last unless productivity improve...

BLACKSTONE, INFLECTION POINTS AND THE Z.1 / CREDIT BUBBLE BULLETIN

Blackstone, Inflection Points and the Z.1 Doug Nolan  I’ve been eagerly anticipating the Fed’s Q3 Z.1 report.  As expected, Credit growth sl...

THREE SCENARIOS FOR HOW WAR IN UKRAINE COULD PLAY OUT / THE ECONOMIST

Three scenarios for how war in Ukraine could play out The best one for Ukraine is also the most dangerous Any seasoned intelligence analyst ...

SCIENTISTS DON´T AGREE ON WHAT CAUSES OBESITY, BUT THEY KNOW WHAT DOESN´T / THE NEW YORK TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Scientists Don’t Agree on What Causes Obesity, but They Know What Doesn’t By Julia Belluz Credit...Hayley Wall LONDON — A select group of th...

THE FALSE PROMISE OF AMERICA´S CHIPS ACT / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The False Promise of America’s CHIPS Act Semiconductors are certainly essential to a modern economy, and it makes sense to diversify sources...

ANOTHER POT OF WHITE GOLD: ARGENTINA COULD HELP THE WORLD BY BECOMING A BIG LITHIUM EXPORTER / THE ECONOMIST

Another pot of white gold Argentina could help the world by becoming a big lithium exporter But can exports of the metal help sort out the c...

WHY INDONESIA MATTERS / THE ECONOMIST

South-East Asia Why Indonesia matters Indonesia is back on the map. In the next decade it will only become more important This week’s g20 me...

THE ROCKET ATTACK THAT WASN´T / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Rocket Attack That Wasn’t Firmness and unity on the part of the West are essential to Ukraine’s defense and Russia’s defeat, which may d...